description: This identifier profile defines a Medicare provider number assigned by Services Australia to practitioners who provide services covered by the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) at a specific location. A practitioner may have more than one Medicare provider number if they deliver health services in different locations or are registered in multiple health professions.
package_name: hl7.fhir.au.base
derivation: constraint
name: AUMedicareProviderNumber
type: Identifier
elements:
  type:
    pattern:
      type: CodeableConcept
      value:
        coding:
        - {code: UPIN, system: 'http://terminology.hl7.org.au/CodeSystem/v2-0203'}
    index: 0
  system:
    pattern: {type: Uri, value: 'http://ns.electronichealth.net.au/id/medicare-provider-number'}
    index: 1
  value: {short: Medicare provider number, index: 2}
package_version: 4.2.2-preview
class: complex-type
kind: complex-type
url: http://hl7.org.au/fhir/StructureDefinition/au-medicareprovidernumber
base: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Identifier
version: 4.2.2-preview
required: [value, type, system]